Unstated Pentagon rules of engagement permit anything goes. Defense Secretary James (“mad dog”) Mattis dismissively said “(c)ivilian casualties are a fact of life in this sort of situation” – ignoring US high crimes of war and against humanity in all its war theaters, Nuremberg-level crimes.

Civilians suffer most in all wars. Survival is a daily struggle. Contempt for their agony and trauma in all US war theaters reflects how a ruthless rogue state operates.”

Perhaps a comment from you would have been appropriate. I assume that corporate flack Obama is labeling opposition to neoliberal globalization as “aggressive nationalism.” In retirement, BO is reaping rich rewards for his loyal service to the 1%. What a fraud! What a jerk!

gamal
“its like Americans have the attention span of gnats, after the Aleppo hysteria, America is like pavlovs dog,”

IMO, americans (except African Americans) have never experienced real suffering and nothing that comes close to the scale of the suffering that she has inflicted on other people, the majority if not all of whom are brown-skinned, not english speaking,nonchristian people. I think that explains a lot of the arrogance on display and lack of interest or empathy on the part of many americans, exemplified by the current preztadent. “The chickens have come home to roost”.

Trump Earns Global Disapproval

The global U.S. image takes a beating under Trump, according to a new report by Pew.

“Trump and many of his key policies are broadly unpopular around the globe, and ratings for the U.S. have declined steeply in many nations,” according to the poll, an effort that spans 37 nations and has been used by Pew to track global opinion of the U.S. since 2002. In the opinion of most survey participants, the former reality star turned politician is “arrogant, intolerant and even dangerous.”

The survey, which reached 40,447 respondents from Feb.16 to May 8, found the U.S. president is less popular than Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also received low marks.

Trump is also less likable than former U.S. President Barack Obama – by a significant margin. A median of just 22 percent of respondents believe Trump would do the right thing in international affairs, while a median of 64 percent thought the same of Obama during the final years of his presidency. The global confidence in Trump is similar to or worse than that of President George W. Bush in his second term.

When compared to Obama, Trump garners more positive views in only two countries: Russia and Israel, where 53 percent and 56 percent of people had favorable views, respectively. Overall, the president’s highest support comes from Filipinos, 69 percent of whom say they have confidence in the U.S. president. In Nigeria and Vietnam, 58 percent of respondents give him high marks. Among all respondents, 55 percent consider him a strong leader.” (russia and israel – no surprise here)

Survey Shows Global Disapproval of U.S. President Donald Trump …https://www.usnews.com/…/survey-shows-global-disapproval-of-us-president-donald-…

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